Amplitude loop control for oscillators
AssigneeFreescale Semiconductor, Inc.
InventorsAndre Luis Vilas Boas, Alfredo Olmos, Eduardo Ribeiro da Silva, Ricardo Maltione
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AssigneeFreescale Semiconductor, Inc.
InventorsAndre Luis Vilas Boas, Alfredo Olmos, Eduardo Ribeiro da Silva, Ricardo Maltione
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Systems and methods for amplitude loop control for oscillators. In some embodiments, an electronic circuit may include oscillator circuitry configured to produce a periodic signal, and control circuitry operably coupled to the oscillator circuitry, the control circuitry including switched capacitor circuitry configured to determine a difference between maximum and minimum peak voltage values of the periodic signal, the control circuit configured to control a voltage amplitude of the periodic signal based upon the difference. In other embodiments, a method may include receiving a clock signal from a clock generator, determining, using a switched capacitor circuit, a first peak voltage value of the clock signal, determining, using the switched capacitor circuit, a second peak voltage value of the clock signal, and controlling a bias current applied to the clock generator based upon a difference between the first and second peak voltage values.
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A method, comprising:
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